Child Support Orders are important directives which mandate the payment of monies to a child until they are age 18 and have graduated from high school. Child support may include private school tuition, preschool and daycare…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Family Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has recently vetoed Senate Bill S8485B, commonly known as the “Grieving Families Act”, for the third straight year. The Act continues to seek the expansion of compensable damages in wrongful death…
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/ Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection, Personal Injury
In Shmulsky v. Hudson Headwaters Heath 3rd Dept., a Covid Vaccine case, it’s hard to believe that the Law Judge initially found in favor of the claimant. On December 19, 2024, the 3rd Dept. affirmed the disallowance of a…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Last week, three Appellate Division decisions were made that will affect New York Workers’ Compensation matters: 1. Giesselmann v. Rotterdam Steel, LLC CV-23-1921 . This was a good decision from the 3rd Dept., affirming a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Big change in New York regarding psych claims, effective January 1, 2025. A WORKER files a claim for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred AT WORK, the board may not disallow the claim…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
I have been seeing more and more articles on the concept known as “gray divorce,” a situation where more mature individuals resolve to get divorced in their sixties, seventies and even older…
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/ Family Law, Taxation
Peer review litigation in Pennsylvania has been quiet since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down the Leadbitter decision in 2021…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Professional Malpractice
The NJ Appellate Court recently published a case of first impression to touch on this COVID case law Guiseppe Amato v Township of Ocean School District, which dealt with two issues: whether the Judge of Compensation should…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Big New York WC Decision drop today. This week we learn the answers to these questions: Can you catch COVID from working with dead bodies? Is burnout from working at home compensable?…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
From the 3rd Dept on Thursday 11/7/24, there were some relatively good decisions for the defense. Learn more in the blurbs below. In Herrera v. American Badge, a COVID claim was disallowed…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In this WG Alert, you will find the 2025 Schedule of disabilities chart for New Jersey workers’ compensation claims. The Statutory maximum and minimum for 2025 have increased to $1,159 and $309 respectively. There were no…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As the holiday season approaches, many employers host festive events to celebrate with their employees. While these gatherings can foster camaraderie and boost morale, they also raise questions about workers’ compensation claims…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation
In a bi-partisan effort, both Pennsylvania legislative houses and the Pennsylvania Governor have come together to lower the burden of proof for our Commonwealth’s first responders, when those men and women have witnessed a…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an effort to streamline payment of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation wage loss benefits, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1232 into law on October 29, 2024. Senate Bill 1232 amends Section 308 of the Pennsylvania Workers’…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As the election approaches, discussions regarding tax modifications and changes to the tax law have increased. But before the election, the IRS has already announced some new IRS regulations which will begin in 2025. As clients…
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/ Family Law, Taxation
